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CVS 44-428

Manufacturer
CVS Pharmacy | LNK International, Inc.
Effective date
2026-09-11
Label type
HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
Version
19
Source
daily-update
Hydrated at
2026-09-15 03:02:03

Label at a glance#

ProductTension Headache Aspirin Free
Active ingredientACETAMINOPHEN, CAFFEINE
Label structure9 sections

Indications and uses

temporarily relieves minor aches and pains due to: headache muscular aches

Dosage and administration

do not take more than directed adults and children 12 years and over: take 2 caplets every 6 hours. Do not take more than 6 caplets in 24 hours. children under 12 years: ask a doctor

Storage and handling

store at 25°C (77°F); excursions permitted between 15°-30°C (59°-86°F) use by expiration date on package

Label contents#

Full prescribing information#

Active ingredients (in each caplet)

OTC - ACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Acetaminophen 500 mg
Caffeine 65 mg

Purpose

OTC - PURPOSE SECTION

Pain reliever
Pain reliever aid

Uses

INDICATIONS & USAGE SECTION

  • temporarily relieves minor aches and pains due to:
    • headache
    • muscular aches

Warnings

WARNINGS SECTION

Liver warning: This product contains acetaminophen. Severe liver damage may occur if you take

  • more than 4,000 mg of acetaminophen in 24 hours
  • with other drugs containing acetaminophen
  • 3 or more alcoholic drinks every day while using this product

Allergy alert: Acetaminophen may cause severe skin reactions. Symptoms may include:

  • blisters
  • rash
  • skin reddening

If a skin reaction occurs, stop use and seek medical help right away.

Caffeine warning: The recommended dose of this product contains about as much caffeine as a cup of coffee. Limit the use of caffeine-containing medications, foods, or beverages while taking this product because too much caffeine may cause nervousness, irritability, sleeplessness, and, occasionally, rapid heartbeat.

Do not use

OTC - DO NOT USE SECTION

with any other drug containing acetaminophen (prescription or nonprescription). If you are not sure whether a drug contains acetaminophen, ask a doctor or pharmacist.

Ask a doctor before use if you have

OTC - ASK DOCTOR SECTION

liver disease.

Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are

OTC - ASK DOCTOR/PHARMACIST SECTION

taking the blood thinning drug warfarin.

Stop use and ask a doctor if

OTC - STOP USE SECTION

  • pain gets worse or lasts more than 10 days
  • fever gets worse or lasts more than 3 days
  • redness or swelling is present
  • any new symptoms appear

If pregnant or breast-feeding,

OTC - PREGNANCY OR BREAST FEEDING SECTION

ask a health professional before use.

Keep out of reach of children.

OTC - KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN SECTION

In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away. Prompt medical attention is critical for adults as well as for children even if you do not notice any signs or symptoms.

Directions

DOSAGE & ADMINISTRATION SECTION

  • do not take more than directed
  • adults and children 12 years and over: take 2 caplets every 6 hours. Do not take more than 6 caplets in 24 hours.
  • children under 12 years: ask a doctor

Other information

STORAGE AND HANDLING SECTION

  • store at 25°C (77°F); excursions permitted between 15°-30°C (59°-86°F)
  • use by expiration date on package

Inactive ingredients

INACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

corn starch, crospovidone, D&C red #27 aluminum lake, FD&C blue #2 aluminum lake, FD&C yellow #6 aluminum lake, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl alcohol, povidone, sodium starch glycolate, stearic acid, talc, titanium dioxide

Questions or comments?

OTC - QUESTIONS SECTION

1-800-426-9391

Principal Display Panel

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

♥︎CVS™

NDC 59779-824-21

actual size

Aspirin Free
TENSION HEADACHE
Acetaminophen, 500 mg
Caffeine, 65 mg
Pain Reliever, Pain Reliever Aid

Compare to Excedrin® Tension
Headache active ingredients*

100 CAPLETS

CVS 44-428
CVS 44-428

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DailyMed Billing Units#

Package NDC, Billing unit, Product NDC table
Package NDCBilling unitProduct NDCDailyMed indexing SPLSPL versionEffective
59779-824-12EA - Each59779-82418dc0a6e-ad37-474c-95ae-0fdb611954a612022-06-06

DailyMed Socrata Ingredients#

Ingredient, Type, UNII table
IngredientTypeUNIISPL versionUploaded
ACETAMINOPHENACTIVE INGREDIENT362O9ITL9D5
CAFFEINEACTIVE INGREDIENT3G6A5W338E5
ACETAMINOPHENACTIVE MOIETY362O9ITL9D5
CAFFEINEACTIVE MOIETY3G6A5W338E5
D&C RED NO. 27INACTIVE INGREDIENT2LRS185U6K5
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6INACTIVE INGREDIENTH77VEI93A85
STARCH, CORNINACTIVE INGREDIENTO8232NY3SJ5
STEARIC ACIDINACTIVE INGREDIENT4ELV7Z65AP5
TALCINACTIVE INGREDIENT7SEV7J4R1U5
TITANIUM DIOXIDEINACTIVE INGREDIENT15FIX9V2JP5

Products#

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NDC Codes#

Product NDC, Package NDC table
Product NDCPackage NDC
59779-82459779-824-21, 59779-824-06, 59779-824-08, 59779-824-12

Ingredients#

Every source-derived ingredient row is available through these pages.

DailyMed ingredient rows page 1 of 1 · 16 matching rows.

Name, UNII, Kind table
NameUNIIKind
ACETAMINOPHEN362O9ITL9DACTIB
CAFFEINE3G6A5W338EACTIB
STARCH, CORNO8232NY3SJIACT
CROSPOVIDONE2S7830E561IACT
D&C RED NO. 27 ALUMINUM LAKEZK64F7XSTXIACT
FD&C BLUE NO. 2 ALUMINUM LAKE4AQJ3LG584IACT
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6 ALUMINUM LAKEGYP6Z2JR6QIACT
MAGNESIUM STEARATE70097M6I30IACT
MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSEOP1R32D61UIACT
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL, UNSPECIFIED3WJQ0SDW1AIACT
POLYVINYL ALCOHOL, UNSPECIFIED532B59J990IACT
POVIDONE, UNSPECIFIEDFZ989GH94EIACT
SODIUM STARCH GLYCOLATE TYPE A POTATO5856J3G2A2IACT
STEARIC ACID4ELV7Z65APIACT
TALC7SEV7J4R1UIACT
TITANIUM DIOXIDE15FIX9V2JPIACT

Source Document#

Source XML · Source PDF

Older Hydrated Versions#

Version, Effective date, Source table
VersionEffective dateSourceHydrated
182025-09-25full-release2026-06-01 01:15:19

Inactive ingredient matches#

Inactive Ingredient Database values describe FDA-listed use contexts. The match method and ambiguity count are shown because ingredient names, routes, and dosage forms are not always unique. Browse recovered IID releases and source provenance.

Inactive ingredient links page 1 of 1 · 45 matching rows.

DailyMed ingredient, IID ingredient, UNII table
DailyMed ingredientIID ingredientUNIIDosage form / routePotencyMaximum daily exposureMatch
STEARIC ACIDSTEARIC ACID4ELV7Z65APTABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL176 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
5 equally ranked IID candidates
TALCTALC7SEV7J4R1UTABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL91 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
5 equally ranked IID candidates
D&C RED NO. 27D&C RED NO. 272LRS185U6KTABLET / ORAL1 mgExact identifier — unii+route
20 equally ranked IID candidates
TITANIUM DIOXIDETITANIUM DIOXIDE15FIX9V2JPTABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL36 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
5 equally ranked IID candidates
D&C RED NO. 27D&C RED NO. 272LRS185U6KTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL1.43 mgExact identifier — unii+route
20 equally ranked IID candidates
D&C RED NO. 27D&C RED NO. 272LRS185U6KPOWDER, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL1.67 mg/5mlExact identifier — unii+route
20 equally ranked IID candidates
STARCH, CORNSTARCH, CORNO8232NY3SJTABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL2000 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
5 equally ranked IID candidates
STARCH, CORNSTARCH, CORNO8232NY3SJTABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL2000 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
5 equally ranked IID candidates
D&C RED NO. 27D&C RED NO. 272LRS185U6KTABLET / ORAL1 mgExact identifier — unii+route
20 equally ranked IID candidates
STARCH, CORNSTARCH, CORNO8232NY3SJTABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL2000 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
5 equally ranked IID candidates
D&C RED NO. 27D&C RED NO. 272LRS185U6KPOWDER, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL1.67 mg/5mlExact identifier — unii+route
20 equally ranked IID candidates
D&C RED NO. 27D&C RED NO. 272LRS185U6KTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL1.43 mgExact identifier — unii+route
20 equally ranked IID candidates
D&C RED NO. 27D&C RED NO. 272LRS185U6KTABLET, CHEWABLE / ORAL7 mgExact identifier — unii+route
20 equally ranked IID candidates
D&C RED NO. 27D&C RED NO. 272LRS185U6KTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL1.43 mgExact identifier — unii+route
20 equally ranked IID candidates
D&C RED NO. 27D&C RED NO. 272LRS185U6KTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL1.43 mgExact identifier — unii+route
20 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6FD&C YELLOW NO. 6H77VEI93A8TABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL1 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
5 equally ranked IID candidates
D&C RED NO. 27D&C RED NO. 272LRS185U6KTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL1.43 mgExact identifier — unii+route
20 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6FD&C YELLOW NO. 6H77VEI93A8TABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL1 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
5 equally ranked IID candidates
TALCTALC7SEV7J4R1UTABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL91 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
5 equally ranked IID candidates
TALCTALC7SEV7J4R1UTABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL91 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
5 equally ranked IID candidates
D&C RED NO. 27D&C RED NO. 272LRS185U6KTABLET, CHEWABLE / ORAL7 mgExact identifier — unii+route
20 equally ranked IID candidates
D&C RED NO. 27D&C RED NO. 272LRS185U6KTABLET / ORAL1 mgExact identifier — unii+route
20 equally ranked IID candidates
TITANIUM DIOXIDETITANIUM DIOXIDE15FIX9V2JPTABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL36 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
5 equally ranked IID candidates
D&C RED NO. 27D&C RED NO. 272LRS185U6KPOWDER, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL1.67 mg/5mlExact identifier — unii+route
20 equally ranked IID candidates
D&C RED NO. 27D&C RED NO. 272LRS185U6KTABLET, CHEWABLE / ORAL7 mgExact identifier — unii+route
20 equally ranked IID candidates
D&C RED NO. 27D&C RED NO. 272LRS185U6KTABLET / ORAL1 mgExact identifier — unii+route
20 equally ranked IID candidates
D&C RED NO. 27D&C RED NO. 272LRS185U6KTABLET / ORAL1 mgExact identifier — unii+route
20 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6FD&C YELLOW NO. 6H77VEI93A8TABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL1 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
5 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACIDSTEARIC ACID4ELV7Z65APTABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL176 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
5 equally ranked IID candidates
TALCTALC7SEV7J4R1UTABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL91 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
5 equally ranked IID candidates
D&C RED NO. 27D&C RED NO. 272LRS185U6KTABLET, CHEWABLE / ORAL7 mgExact identifier — unii+route
20 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6FD&C YELLOW NO. 6H77VEI93A8TABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL1 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
5 equally ranked IID candidates
D&C RED NO. 27D&C RED NO. 272LRS185U6KPOWDER, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL1.67 mg/5mlExact identifier — unii+route
20 equally ranked IID candidates
STARCH, CORNSTARCH, CORNO8232NY3SJTABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL2000 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
5 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACIDSTEARIC ACID4ELV7Z65APTABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL176 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
5 equally ranked IID candidates
STARCH, CORNSTARCH, CORNO8232NY3SJTABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL2000 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
5 equally ranked IID candidates
D&C RED NO. 27D&C RED NO. 272LRS185U6KTABLET, CHEWABLE / ORAL7 mgExact identifier — unii+route
20 equally ranked IID candidates
D&C RED NO. 27D&C RED NO. 272LRS185U6KPOWDER, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL1.67 mg/5mlExact identifier — unii+route
20 equally ranked IID candidates
TALCTALC7SEV7J4R1UTABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL91 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
5 equally ranked IID candidates
TITANIUM DIOXIDETITANIUM DIOXIDE15FIX9V2JPTABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL36 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
5 equally ranked IID candidates
TITANIUM DIOXIDETITANIUM DIOXIDE15FIX9V2JPTABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL36 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
5 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6FD&C YELLOW NO. 6H77VEI93A8TABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL1 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
5 equally ranked IID candidates
TITANIUM DIOXIDETITANIUM DIOXIDE15FIX9V2JPTABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL36 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
5 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACIDSTEARIC ACID4ELV7Z65APTABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL176 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
5 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACIDSTEARIC ACID4ELV7Z65APTABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL176 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
5 equally ranked IID candidates

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Brand, Generic, Manufacturer table
BrandGenericManufacturerSPL set IDEffective dateAvailable safety fieldsJoin
3d2012f2-094d-4ed0-ad14-d25c712e700245f836fd-3b48-4571-9644-957e5577f2462025-09-25WarningsExact identifier
spl set id: 45f836fd-3b48-4571-9644-957e5577f246

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